2018
Liquid and Hydrogel Phases of PrPC Linked to Conformation Shifts and Triggered by Alzheimer’s Amyloid-β Oligomers
Kostylev MA, Tuttle MD, Lee S, Klein LE, Takahashi H, Cox TO, Gunther EC, Zilm KW, Strittmatter SM. Liquid and Hydrogel Phases of PrPC Linked to Conformation Shifts and Triggered by Alzheimer’s Amyloid-β Oligomers. Molecular Cell 2018, 72: 426-443.e12. PMID: 30401430, PMCID: PMC6226277, DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2018.10.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmino-terminal GlyCellular prion proteinProtein phase separationAmyloid-β OligomersPlasma membraneMembraneless organellesAla residuesRecombinant PrPPrion proteinCell surfaceConformation shiftConformational transitionHelical conformationAβ speciesPrPSupSpongiform degenerationEndogenous AβOsOrganellesPrPCSuch domainsSpeciesDomainProteinAβOs
2011
Membrane-type Matrix Metalloproteinase-3 Regulates Neuronal Responsiveness to Myelin through Nogo-66 Receptor 1 Cleavage*
Ferraro GB, Morrison CJ, Overall CM, Strittmatter SM, Fournier AE. Membrane-type Matrix Metalloproteinase-3 Regulates Neuronal Responsiveness to Myelin through Nogo-66 Receptor 1 Cleavage*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2011, 286: 31418-31424. PMID: 21768085, PMCID: PMC3173120, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.249169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMatrix metalloproteinase-3Primary neuronsMetalloproteinase-3Neuronal responsesSH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cellsMetalloproteinase-dependent mannerNeuronal responsivenessAxonal regrowthCortical neuronsNeuronal knockdownNgR1Receptor 1Neuroblastoma cellsNeuronsCell surfaceMT3-MMPMyelinSpecific metalloproteinasesGlycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored receptorInhibitorsPhysiological consequencesCleavage fragmentsCleavage-resistant formMetalloproteinasesReceptors
2010
Sortilin-Mediated Endocytosis Determines Levels of the Frontotemporal Dementia Protein, Progranulin
Hu F, Padukkavidana T, Vægter CB, Brady OA, Zheng Y, Mackenzie IR, Feldman HH, Nykjaer A, Strittmatter SM. Sortilin-Mediated Endocytosis Determines Levels of the Frontotemporal Dementia Protein, Progranulin. Neuron 2010, 68: 654-667. PMID: 21092856, PMCID: PMC2990962, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2010.09.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFrontotemporal lobar degenerationSerum PGRN levelsFTLD-TDP casesFTLD-TDPMicroglial cellsPGRN levelsCortical neuronsGRN haploinsufficiencyProgranulin mutationsTDP-43Causative rolePGRNUbiquitin aggregatesNeuronsSortilinMiceCell surfaceDetermine levelsPathophysiologyInjuryProgranulinCNSCentral roleDegenerationBrain
2007
The reticulons: a family of proteins with diverse functions
Yang YS, Strittmatter SM. The reticulons: a family of proteins with diverse functions. Genome Biology 2007, 8: 234. PMID: 18177508, PMCID: PMC2246256, DOI: 10.1186/gb-2007-8-12-234.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiverse functionsEndoplasmic reticulum-Golgi traffickingReticulon homology domainMembrane-associated proteinsAmino-terminal domainFamily of proteinsEukaryotic kingdomsMembrane morphogenesisHomology domainHydrophilic loopReticulon 4Reticulon familyReticulonsDiversity of structuresExpression patternsVesicle formationEndoplasmic reticulumAmino acidsCell surfaceHydrophobic regionAxon growthDiverse groupNeurodegenerative diseasesProteinAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis
1999
A PDZ Protein Regulates the Distribution of the Transmembrane Semaphorin, M-SemF*
Wang L, Kalb R, Strittmatter S. A PDZ Protein Regulates the Distribution of the Transmembrane Semaphorin, M-SemF*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1999, 274: 14137-14146. PMID: 10318831, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.20.14137.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPDZ proteinsG-protein signal transduction pathwaySingle PDZ domainDetergent-resistant aggregatesSignal transduction pathwaysAxon guidance signalsPDZ domainCytoplasmic domainProtein interactionsTransduction pathwaysTransmembrane semaphorinsExpression studiesFour residuesGAIPSubcellular distributionHEK293 cellsSemaphorin familyCell surfaceProteinNeural proteinsGuidance signalsInteractsGIPCPDZSemaphorins
1993
Mediation by G Proteins of Signals That Cause Collapse of Growth Cones
Igarashi M, Strittmatter S, Vartanian T, Fishman M. Mediation by G Proteins of Signals That Cause Collapse of Growth Cones. Science 1993, 259: 77-79. PMID: 8418498, DOI: 10.1126/science.8418498.Peer-Reviewed Original Research